“Mutually beneficial and win-win relationship with highly complementary structures and deep integration of interests,” said an unnamed executive from Headway in the press release, which also reported that Headway had been honoured by the Chinese authorities as the “ballast stone and propeller for Sino-US relations.”

The press release also noted that Headway BWMS units have been fitted by Shanghai Waigaoqiao, Zhoushan Yangfan and Jiangsu Hantong shipyards since 2014.

Shipowners named by Headway as having its BWMS units in their vessels include Gener8 Maritime, Carnival Cruises, Chemical Transportation Group and Tropical Shipping.